How to Whittle a Simple Owl - Easy Step By Step Beginner Wood Carving Project
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
- In this step-by-step whittling guide, I will show you how to make a simple little owl on a stump out of a block of wood! This is a perfect project for someone new to whittling and want an easy sculpture to start their carving adventure.
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What you will need:
1" x 1" x 4" block of basswood (2.5 cm x 2.5cm x 10 cm)
Your preferred whittling knife (sharpened)
Protective gloves.
Knives used:
BeaverCraft C15 Detail Knife
BeaverCraft C16 Roughing Knife
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I was wondering do beaver craft knives come out of the box really sharp and ready to carve or just need honing or a full sharpening also love your vids
Thanks! They come out of the box honed whittling sharp and ready to use.
@@CarvingisFun Alr thank you
Great vid while trying this I cut myself and got 4 stitches but the owl looks really good so far I’m excited to finish it later
Make sure to buy cut resistant gloves. I got really cheap ones in a wood working Amazon kit but they’ve saved my hand so many times
@@aidancahill9236 I probably should
I have cut myself a few times as well 😅. Don't feel bad I just laughed it off only down side is my thumb print on my phone sensor won't work so well now lol.
Today, I did my very first whittling project guided by this video, and I think it looks pretty cool! Thanks a lot :)
I wish to make one
I could gift everyone ...
Looks cute
Thank you so much! I have carved all of your animals for Christmas presents for my family this year! Happy Christmas!
Love it, simple and intuitive. I will surely try to make one of this cute owls
Thanks! These are reallu fun to whittle.
Ditto. Yup,! G-G 😃
Haha at 6:06 the picture beak looks so funny haha.. love the finished product keep it up!
Wow 3 years later I get a heart ❤️ wow
Thank you soooo much vor your videos!!!
I just saw somewhere else on youtube that you cut your thumb pretty good cooking for thanksgiving, hope it is all healed up now! I would have put this comment on where you said that but I lost where it was.
Thanks! It's nearly there, the skin is almost completely regrown now. If you go to the carving is fun page here on UA-cam and go to the community tab, that's where it's posted :)
@@CarvingisFun Glad to here it!!! 👍👍, My hand just got done healing from a big cut I got from carving. It's always fun to watch your videos, so I hope you can film another one soon. Have a happy Christmas!!🎄🎄🎄
I got to the part where I started shaping the beak. I stabbed an artery in my hand and had to have urgent surgery. I'll finish the owl after I heal up. I enjoy your tutorials.
omg bro are you okay
Super ♥️♥️♥️♥️👍👍👍👍👍
Amazing tutorial
Thanks!
Would love a tutorial for a Finnish wood grouse. (Simplified). It would be a gift for my father
this is so fun!
😁
I would love a tutorial for a Red Tail Hawk
That would be a cool design! I will have to look into that.
@@CarvingisFun I am currently completing the chess set Carving. I have about a day left then I’m gonna check out all the videos. Great work and thanks for the tutorials!!! Kept it up!!
Awesome! Glad you are finding the videos helpful :)
Love your videos so much!!!
Thanks! I'm glad you are enjoying them :)
yup carving is fun it totally doesnt make me wanna slit my wrists
Very thanks. 1" x 1" x 2" block of basswood, or 1" x 1" x 4" block of basswood? Very didactic and pleasant videos
Thank you!
You can use both 1x1x2 or 1x1x4. I usually cut my 1x1x4 blocks in half.
@@CarvingisFun Thank you for responding, but for the owl's project use that of 1" x 1" x 2" block or 1" x 1" x 4" block?. In the video description you indicates that uses a block of 1x1x2 and I find it more long
the owl
I've done the ghost project tonight and I've used a block 1x1x2 in half as you say. Very funny 👌
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Gracias por responder, pero para el proyecto del búho usa el bloque de 1" x 1" x 2" o el de 1" x 1" x 4" ? .
En la descripción del video indica que usa un bloque de 1x1x2 y me parece más largo el búho. He hecho esta noche el proyecto del fantasma y he usado un bloque de1x1x2 por la mitad tal y como usted dice. Muy divertido
Ah, I'll have to fix that. I used a 1x1x4 in the video.
If you don’t want the stand/log thingy than you can use a 1x1x2
Very true!
Ain't that a genuine "hoot".? Yup,! G-G 😃
Danke!
Thank you!!!!
I'm glad you are enjoying the videos :) If you have any questions feel free to ask!
got a fat cut on my hand while i was carving, and learn more than a few things from it:
1. carve in a well lit place. you need to be able to see your EXACT knife placement so you dont slip the knife or cut against the grain accidentally
2. dont carve when your sick or dizzy. i know this sounds obvious, but it wasnt for me so it might not be for someone else
3. have good medical supplies on hand and ready. butterflies, good band aids, disinfectant (NOT rubbing alchohol) and towels are really good to have on hand, im lucky my parents had some lying around.
4. wear your protective gear. dont get cocky, wear your god damn gloves.
5. be prepaired to pass out/ loose alot of blood. if you hate blood, im sorry but you picked the wrong craft. if you dont know what blood loss feels like, you get super dizzy, really hot and sweaty, tired and you get heavy. make sure to put pressure on the wound quickly to prevent to most blood loss.
all in all, hurting yourself is always a learning experience, and knowing what to do and preparing for the worst is the best thing to do. happy carving!
All good advice, even I keep a substantial first aid kit next to my workbench as I can be a little accident prone when I get hyper focused
I’m trying to carve a barn owl but I’m a little worried the body is gonna be too skinny all I’ve got are tree beaches and I can’t draw on it
In that case, this video from Fox Chapel has an excellent tutorial that uses branches to make an owl! ua-cam.com/video/qDVYC-9OwyA/v-deo.html
Or you can go to a woodworking shop and they should have a bunch of wood there (I get my basswood for carving at my local woodworking shop, and they also have carving tools)
how do you get your wood to be so soft? my tools are sharp but they cant cut through it smoothly
Im specifically using air dried basswood in my videos.
It's softer than most of the kiln dried wood and my knives are honed super sharp going from 400 grit, to 800 grit, to 1000 grit, 2000 grit and final honing with a leathet strop Nd honing compound.
What is that you’re using on your thumb? I know it’s tape but what kind
self adhering ace wrap :)
Any tips on getting better cuts? I ordered basswood, and have the nice knives... but butter it is not! I'm getting really frustrated with this :/
Humm, may I ask what brand of knife and wood you purchased? This will give a good base point for me to start from.
But some simple suggestions you can implement now are apply a slicing motion when you cut will allow the blade to go through the wood easier.
You can also moisten the wood with an alcohol/water mixture in a spray bottle on the dpot you widh to carve.
Brian: You don't show the height of the owl on the starting block like you do on most of your other projects. Is 3" a good height top to bottom of feet
?
Ya, this was one of my first videos where I didn't start doing that yet.
Im gonna say 2 and 3/4 inch to 3 inch is a good height. Depends on what looks good for you. Looking back, I would have made it a bit shorter because I think it would uave been a bit more visually appealing
A few weeks ago I wrote and asked about finishing my first project...Little Bruno. I used Min Wax on a piece of Hemlock and it came out all right. I have since carved some dogs on which I used water based acrylic paint. It has worked out much better. Plus it cleans up very easily.
@@CarvingisFun
More detailed steps would be nice.
Thanks for the feedback!
Cut my finger😢
Trying an owl made me realize that my owl now looks more like a cat...Trying to pivot now, send help ^^'
Sometimes you just have to pivot mid carving and realize you just wanted to make a cat all along :)
@@CarvingisFun mine is pivoting to a wooden pickle 😳
It happens :)
If this is a beginning video it seems highly dangerous to pull the knife towards you when you are doing the head in the first few minutes of the video. Please always cut away from your fingers